Majesty and Indy review - Pics included.

[nbsjcruiser]

Your photos are absolutely amazing. Each is like a beautiful picture post card, totally stunning! I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, and I thank you.

 

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[nbsjcruiser]

A few more pics of the Indy taken on the last day and on debarkation day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisingbajan]

I am sure you must be tired of hearing this by now:p but your photos are amazing!!

 

The colours are so sharp and vivid ...they have an almost 3d like quality, its almost like you are there.

 

Great Job!!

[nbsjcruiser]

I've got a few more Indy pictures and that's it. Hope you enjoyed them all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nbsjcruiser]

 

 

 

 

 

that's it. bye for now.

[CRUISEFAN0001]

Thanks for sharing those great photos.

 

With our INDY trip coming up...this give us a flavor for what we have to look forward to soon. She's a fine looking ship and your destination shots show off some of the best things about these locations.

 

Obviously you enjoyed your cruise and now have many nice photo memories to enjoy.

[APDMOM]

Thanks for sharing your photo's and your tricks! I ordered a Hoya filter for my upcoming cruise - hopefully it will do a good job. :)

[nbsjcruiser]

Thanks for sharing your photo's and your tricks! I ordered a Hoya filter for my upcoming cruise - hopefully it will do a good job. :)

 

You'll be impressed with the results. You may want to take it out a few days before the cruise for a few test shots just to see what works best.

 

enjoy.

[Duff81]

WOW! If i wasnt excited already for our first cruise i am extra excited now! Think i will look at sailing out of Miami instead of Port Carnaveral. :)

[bugger832001]

Hi, was that state park easy to get to?

[Ken Greco]

Independence of the Seas

 

This was the second time for us on the Indy. We really enjoy that class of ship with the flow rider and the Promenade. For the first time for us, we had a Promenade stateroom and I was impressed with its size and layout. For sure I'd do it again. Once again we elected for My Time dining and got two excellent waiters for the week. They did a great job. We both found the food ok with one miss, the Chicken Marsala (which we had the previous week on the Majesty and enjoyed) was really salty and not as good. Other than that, the food was good and tasty. We ate at Chops one night and I can't say enough about that place. Awesome steak, awesome desert and awesome service. Giovannis was ok. Nothing wrong with the food or the service but we both agreed that next time, we'd hit Chops twice and skip Giovannis. Here's a tip for you btw. On the first day they were walking around enticing people try both restaurants with a 20% discount on the first night. We had already booked Giovannis and when I talked to the guy pushing Chops he offered a similar discount for the second night so it doesn't hurt to ask him for a discount even if you aren't going first night. Like the Majesty, we did all of our breakfast's in the MDR except for one. Again, I just find the food in the MDR noticeably better in the MDR than Windjammer.

 

I did the flowrider a couple times and it didn't take long to re-learn what I had done the previous year. Lots of fun on that. The sauna and steam room was a regular stop for me as well. We did spend a little time in the Casino which could have been run a little better to be honest. We had a cash account and the first day we took a couple of hundred bucks off it they charged us 5%. The next day they didn't and I asked why and was told they only charge debit and cc's so naturally DW got the 5% back from the previous day. A couple of days later I tried getting $40 off and they wouldn't give it to me unless I was willing to accept a 5% charge. They did say my wife could withdraw without penalty. Long story short, DW spent a few minutes discussing why she could get money and I couldn't. They admitted it was an error on their part. Anyway, that was the only hiccup of the week. Food was good, service once again great.

 

Our first stop was Grand Cayman and we went to Seven Mile beach and let me tell you it was stinking hot. Not a breath of wind or a cloud all day. Damn it was hot. I think next time I'll book an excursion in Grand Cayman. I just find that other than Seven Mile Beach, there isn't much to do.

 

Next up was a stop I wasn't really sure about, Falmouth. As it turns out we had the best day of the cruise there. We went to Red Stripe Beach and while the weather was hot, there was a nice breeze coming in from the ocean and lots shade to get in and out of the sun. It was a locked private beach and I thought was really nice. There was a woman doing a BBQ and while I don't care for the ships Jerk Chicken, her's was awesome. A great day.

 

Our last stop was Labadee. We had an over the water Cabana with the upgraded lunch. That was a nice day to relax and just enjoy the ending few days of our 3 week vacation.

 

Anyway, like the Majesty, the Indy was great, in good shape, weather was good, service and food was good - what more can you ask for?

 

Now on to the pictures.

 

My wife and I are booked on the Indy for NYE. We always take late seating and enjoy sitting with strangers that hopefully become friends. The booking has us on MTD because late and early MDR are all booked. We are on the wait list for late sitting. Question, Did you sit alone or with strangers at MTD? How was the service? What time did you eat? What was the entertainment on the ship?

 

Thanks